[DTB-Talk] FW: The DAISY Consortium releases Ace, the Free EPUB Accessibility Checking Tool

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From: transition-to-accessible-epub at lyris.dundee.net [mailto:transition-to-accessible-epub at lyris.dundee.net] On Behalf Of Avneesh Singh
Sent: Monday, January 29, 2018 3:38 AM
To: Transition to accessible EPUB <transition-to-accessible-epub at mail.daisy.org>
Subject: The DAISY Consortium releases Ace, the Free EPUB Accessibility Checking Tool


The DAISY Consortium is delighted to announce the launch of Ace by DAISY, the ground-breaking free and open source accessibility checking tool for ebooks created in the widely adopted EPUB format.

Ace by DAISY, equips the publishing industry with a tool which can test their ebooks against internationally recognized standards for accessibility. Designed to assist content providers at any stage in their workflow, Ace by DAISY will make it easier to produce higher quality, more accessible EPUB content files.

The full press release can be accessed at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2018/01/prweb15141305.htm

For further information on Ace and how to get started:  https://inclusivepublishing.org/Ace

Please help us to promote this major step forward in accessible publishing!

  *   Share the press release with your colleagues / audience
  *   Tweet about it using #AcebyDAISY
  *   Follow @Inclusivepub @accessibledaisy on Twitter

With regards
Avneesh Singh
COO, DAISY Consortium

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